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J. c. VBEDINGFIELD.

PACKAGE TIE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY I4, l9l7- RENEWED MAR-,5, 1919.

Patented Aug. 5, 1919.

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PACKAGE THE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY I4, 1911- RENE-WED MAR. 5,1919- Patented Aug; 5,1919.

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WILLIAMSON, or Jnrrnnson, enonem.

I PAGKAGELIIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Au 5 1919.

Application fil ed July 14, 1917*, Serial No. 180,677. Renewed March 5,1919; Serial No. zsasis.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that LJoI-IN C. BEDINGFIELD, a citizen of the UnitedStatesresiding in Carl, in the countyofBarroW and State of Georgia, haveinvented a new andusefuil PaCItage Tie, of Which the following is aspecification, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forminga part hereof.

The object of the invention is to providea package tie embodyinga cordor] similar flexible element and a means designed to be permanentlyattached to one end of the cord, andho'nstruetedto have the other end ofthe cord detaehably engaged therewith, such, devi'e'e being speciallydesigned for packaging or bundling mail" matter so that it may bereadily handled in transportation and filing; and special ohjeet of theinvention is to provide a tie of such construction as not only tofacilitatethe tying operation,but to enable the bnndle to be untiedinstantly andby a single movement of the operator,vvitliout the risk ofthe entanglement of the Cord, with dueregard totheeflicieney of the tiewhen the bundle has been formed, so that rough usage or handling of thebundle may not result in the loosening of the tie.

F urther objects andadvantages of the invention Will appear in thecourse of the 01- lowing description, it being understood that changesin form, proportion and mine-r details, may be resorted to Withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention. L 3 In the drawing,

3 Figure l is a perspective iew. ofa tie Fig". 2 is apllan Viewofthetie. a

Fig. 3 isaside oredge view of the same.

Figs. l, 5 and 6 are similar views of a inodified construetionof tie. ja

The tie embodying the invention consists essentially of a plurality of eo aoting jaws, 10 and 11, each consisting of or provided with a"plurality of. ribs which are adapted to interme'sh or occupyintercurrent elations, and as illustratedy the jaw 10' consisting of abase plate 12 having the longitudinally disposed ribs 13, While the jaw11 consists of a plurality of strands 14 "which may be constructedcontinuously with the ribs- 13, 01301? a single length of Wire doubledupon itself, the portion 13 loeing soldered or brazed or otherwiseseeured to the plate 12,

the huiidle 15h to the throat formed bythejaws5 While the Olilldflld ofthe blankis seeuredby solder or otherwise to the arch of the loopforming the yieldahle jaw as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

At the throat or closed endof the jaw construction, as shown at16 theWire blank is secured to the plate With the intercurrent elementsthereof in a common plane parallel with said plate whereby as the cord,after having been passed (for example) longitudinally around thebundlemay be drawn over the outwardly deflected free end of the jaw; 11, orbetween the jaw members and adyancedtowardthe throat 16, so that saideord is eri ped bypassing under and over the int-erenrrent elements of jthe jaws to firmly elal np thesame against accidental displacement. Thecord mas then be Wrapped one or more times transversely around thebundle, the number of times being fde jendent uponthe sizeof the bundle,as it is the objeettoapplythe cord to the bundle in such a Wayas nottoleave any greet length ofi'ree end of the Cold projecting, and the freeend of the cord, then passed ever and "then back under the outer ordeeetedjawso as tdfirrnly lock said free end position.

This eperation haying been a ceomplished,

r be tossed into an awaiting each or other ece meie for transportationth the 'ijointi of destination. e Onset the'mosrimpertant features ofthe inyentio embodied in the foregoing disclosure resides in the factthat in applying thetie bundle of letters orsirnilar obe e necessary sinpl to grasp the hundle 1th 1 the "o the grasping hand ot theeperatorrestingfupon the throat endo ffthe base plateWhile; hymeansofthe othe hand theenol Of thecord extending f-pernianent attachment to jj I jj ase plate; is longitudinhlly aroiindthe-bundle and passed un derthe free jaw here it may he dnawn Ito- War-tithe throat sufiiciently tosecure a firm enga em nt, The? necessary number or transverse Wraps ofcord may thenbe made and; the eaaaayera tore leaked under its F3 a d theouter jaw, to becrimped and engaged as above explained, by theintercurrent relations of the ribs. It is obvious that this operationcan be carried out with a minimum expenditure of time, and without therelaxing of the bundle by the grasping hand until such operation hasbeencompleted.

The most important advantage of the construction described, however,resides in the fact that when it is desired to untie the bundle; it. isnecessary, merely, to grasp the bundle.as before, with the thumb of. onehand bearing uponthe throat portion of the plate'rand grasp the free endof the cord with the other hand and draw straight out longitudinally ofthe tie in the, direction indicated by the dart inFig. 1. A steadystrongipull of thecord terminal in said di-- rection will entirelydisengage the cord from the tie and at the same time unwrap it from vthe bundle, so that the elements of the latter are free/for distributionAfter the cord has been applied and wrapped in accordance withdirections, there is no possibilityof an entanglement thereof, intherelease of the bundle, by a single movement of the operator asexplained.

;;The upward or outward flaring or deflection ofthe outer jaw, which isdesigned to facilitate the introduction of a cord wrap between the jaws,provides the outer jaw with a 'concaved or inclinedback constituting aseatfor the reception of the cord 5 wrapped transversely around thebundle,

' is claimed is:

and-obviously such transverse wraps serve to increase the pressure; ofthe outer jaw toward the base plate, and thus increase the firmness of.the engagement of the jaws with the interposed cord. 7

Themodified' construction illustrated in Figs. 4, 5 and ,6 embodies theessential elements hereinbefore described, in that it includes a ribbedbase or lower jaw consisting of wire strands, 17, intermediate strands,18,

which may as. shownibe formed in a con-v ..tinuous length with thelooped strands, 19,

I ,1, A;package tie having a cord engaging member consisting ofva basefor contact with a bundle and a co-acting yielding jaw, be-

tween 'Whih a e-c te c may b engaged, said jaw having a back or outersurface forming a seat for transverse cord wraps, the base consisting ofa plate and the jaw consisting of spaced longitudinal wire strands foryielding movement toward and from the plate and adapted to be helddepressed by the transverse cord wraps.

2. A package tie having a cord engaging member consisting of a base tobear upon a bundle and a co-acting yielding jaw, between which andthe'base the cord may be engaged, and having a back forming a seat fortransverse cord wraps for forcible depression of the jaw, the baseconsisting of a plate having longitudinal ribs, and the jaw havinglongitudinal ribs disposed intercurrently with those on the base.

3. A package tie having a cord engaging member consisting of a base anda co-acting yielding jaw, between which and the base the cord may beengaged, and having a back forming an intermediately depressed seat fortransverse cord wraps, the base consisting of a plate to bear upon abundle and having longitudinal ribs on its outer surface and the jawconsisting of spaced longitudinal wire strands disposed intercurrentlywith the base ribs and normally arranged in a common plane therewith.

4:. A package tie having a cord engaging member consisting of a base tobear on a bundle and a co-acting yielding jaw, between which and thebase the cord may be engaged, and said jaw having a back forming a seatfor transverse cord wraps, the base consisting of a plate havinglongitudinal ribs, and the jaw consisting'of spaced longitudinal wirestrands disposed intercurrently with and respectively outside of andbetween the base ribs, said base ribs and jaw strands comprising acontinuous length of wire of which said rib ortions are secured to thesurface of plate.

5. A package tie having. a cord engaging member consisting of a base anda co-acting yielding jaw, between which and the base the cord may beengaged, said base and jaw consisting of a plurality of intercurrentlyarranged wire strands normally disposed substantially in a common plane,the base having an intermediate strand and the jaw consisting of a loopbetween the sides of which said intermediate strand is located, theintermediate strand being arched.

. 6. A package tie having a cord engaging member consisting ofyieldingly related jaws one of which onstitutes a base which issubstantially flatvand is adapted for contact with the surface of abundle to be tied and is provided with terminal means for the attachmentof a wrapping cord, each of said jaws consisting of a plurality of wirestrands extending longitudinally of the jaws, the strands of one jawbeing disposed intercurrently with relation to those of the other jawand normally disposed substansecond named jaw in a fixed relation With10 tially throughout their lengths in a COHlthe jaw forming the base.

inon plane, and the other jaw, Which is This specification signed. andwitnessed yieldingly movable toward and from the this 13 day of June A.D. 1917.

jaw forming the base, having an outwardly 1 J deflected free-end forminga concaved back JOHN LEDINGFIELD' adapted to provide a seat for cordWraps Witnesses: extending around a bundle in a plane trans- R. L.MQELHOMON, verse to the length of the jaw, to secure the M. B. LORD.

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7 Washington, D. G.

